Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers moved into fourth place all-time in career touchdown passes with 509. He passes his former Green Bay Packers teammate Brett Favre to move up the charts.
Rodgers hit receiver DK Metcalf with a 12-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium for his 509th career touchdown.
The touchdown pass capped a 12-play, 90-yard drive that gave the Steelers a 14-0 lead at the time.
Rodgers, who is in his 21st season in the NFL, threw the first touchdown pass of his long career to Packers receiver Greg Jennings in 2007, in a game where he replaced an injured Favre.
The NFL touchdown pass leaders are below:
Tom Brady – 649
Drew Brees – 571
Peyton Manning – 539
Aaron Rodgers – 509
Brett Favre - 508
Rodgers also passed Philip Rivers for sixth place overall in all-time passing yards in the NFL. Rodgers has now thrown for 63,448 career regular-season passing yards. Rivers has 63,440 all-time passing yards.
